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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        DB::statement(<<<SQL
+            ALTER TABLE characteristic_values
+            ADD COLUMN observed_value NUMERIC(10,3);
+        SQL);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        // Schema::table('characteristic_values', function (Blueprint $table) {
+        //     //
+        // });
+    }
+};